Assorted letters, articles, and loose file notes, mainly written by or to William E. H. Stanner or concerning his research and writing. Records appear to date from a time when Diane Elizabeth Barwick and W. E. H. Stanner worked at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Many items feature file notes requesting follow-up tasks to be carried out regarding particular articles, letters etc. Letters are all typed and file notes are handwritten.

Includes:
Letter from L. D. Pryor, Director of Parks and Gardens to Dr W. E. H. Stanner, Canberra, 22 July 1958, typed, with black and white photograph of flowering bulb attached;
'Aboriginal Humour', Aboriginal History 1982, by W. E. H. Stanner;

The 1968 Boyer Lecture: After the Dreaming, Professor W. E. H. Stanner, ABC [Australian Broadcasting Corporation] 1974;
letter from Sal Weaver [probably Professor Sally Weaver], University House, 28 January 1980;

'Correspondence columns', letter possibly written by W. E. H. Stanner, 9 June 1972, 3 pages;
symposium paper entitled 'Problems and Prospects of an Identity Theory of Religion' by Hans Mol, 1 May 1976;

Obituary for W. E. H. Stanner, Alice Springs Star, 23 October 1981;

Bibliography, W. E. H. Stanner: publications, February 1977;

Letter from Peter Willis to W. E. H. Stanner, 25 July 1979;

Address by Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Mr Ian Viner, about land rights, 8 September 1976;
letter of condolence following the death of W. E. H. Stanner, from Mr R. I. Viner, Minister of Industrial Relations, to Mrs Stanner, 18 November 1981;

Two media releases from the Office of Military Government for Germany (United States), 7 January 1949 and 11 January 1949. Handwritten notes, probably those of W. E. H. Stanner and beginning 'Vital Reality as Structure of the Group', feature on reverse;

Various notes written to or by Diane Elizabeth Barwick about recordkeeping and Australian Institute for Aboriginal Studies library matters to be followed up, six loose sheets, dates include 2 February 1981.

Contains assorted letters regarding the disposition of Professor W. E. H. Stanner's papers. Correspondents include Eric Willmot, Principal, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies; Warwick Dix, Deputy Principal, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies; Dermid McGrath, Social Sciences Librarian, Menzies Library, Australian National University; Mrs W. E. H. Stanner; Colin Steele, University Librarian, Menzies Library, Australian National University.

Also includes rough calculations regarding Diane Barwick's charges for archival processing of Stanner's papers, and Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies expenditure vouchers for same.

Mostly A4 sheets.

Record list for the W. E. H. Stanner Record Collection, filed behind a blank Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies form headed 'Options for Conditions of Deposit of Material'. Also multiple draft fragments of the record list. Typed and handwritten lists.

Also contains assorted correspondence about the archival processing of the collection. Correspondents are: Dr Peter Sutton; Professor D. J. Mulvaney; Jeremy Beckett; Professor R. M. Berndt; Professor Basil Sansom; Val Chapman.

Mostly A4 sheets. Includes blue manila folder in which the records were originally housed. Folder features Richard Barwick's list of original contents. Not all typed and handwritten notes in this inventory item are those of Diane Elizabeth Barwick.

Correspondence and rough notes about the archival processing of the W. E. H. Stanner Record Collection. Correspondents are: Dr Peter Sutton; Kim Barber; 'Pat' (probably Patricia Stanner, widow of W. E. H. Stanner); Jeremy Beckett; Colin Steele; Dr J. Benthall.

Also contains a Stanner obituary from The Times, and typescript copy of Stanner obituary for the 'Royal Anthropological Institute Newsletter'.

Mostly A4 and foolscap sheets. Drawn from blue manila folder which is now housed in inventory item BARI01506. Folder features Richard Barwick's list of original contents.

Extracts from writings by W. E. H. Stanner and other anthropologists, including Stanner's remarks made at the launch of his book entitled White Man Got No Dreaming. Also other assorted papers about Stanner and his records. Includes letter from Stanner to 'Mr Woonwara'.

This item also contains:
Promotional brochure entitled 'Canberra Anthropology', a bi-annual journal out of the Australian National University.

Correspondence and related papers regarding the writing and publication of a memorial volume in honour of W. E. H. Stanner, entitled Metaphors of Interpretation: Essays in Honour of W. E. H. Stanner. Originally enclosed in an Australian National University Internal Mail envelope entitled 'Festschrift'. Correspondents include: Dr Jeremy Beckett; Dr L. R. Hiatt; Dr Stanner to Frederick Barth and vice versa; Jane Basinski; Professor Paula Brown Glick; Richard F. Salisbury to Paula Glick. Festschrift correspondence is dated 1980-1982. Related correspondence to and from Stanner is dated 1963-1972.

Mostly A4 and foolscap sheets. Drawn from blue manila folder which is now housed in inventory item BARI01506. Folder features Richard Barwick's list of original contents.